USWNT Set to Face Korea Republic in St. Paul

Coming off an energizing 4-0 win over Korea Republic on Saturday in Colorado in the first game under new head coach Emma Hayes, the U.S. Women’s National Team returns to action on Tuesday, June 4 to close out the two-game set. The USA faces South Korea on Tuesday, June 4 at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minn. in a match presented by Allstate with kickoff slated for 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT.

Two goals apiece from Colorado native Mallory Swanson and defender Tierna Davidson lifted the Americans to victory on Saturday afternoon at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park as a sellout crowd of 19,010 cheered on the USWNT and Hayes as she began her tenure as the 10th full-time head coach in program history. The U.S. outshot Korea Republic 15-4 on the afternoon and scored twice in each half to improve to 6W-1L-2D on the year. Swanson added an assist to go along with her brace while Sophia Smith, Catarina Macario and Rose Lavelle also registered assists. Hayes utilized all six substitutes in the match, with defender Sam Staab coming on in the 61st minute to make her international debut.

The match on Tuesday will be the final game before Hayes and her staff select the 18-player final roster for the upcoming Summer Olympics. The Olympic Team will feature in the USA’s final two games before leaving for France, those taking place on July 13 at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. against Mexico and on July 16 at Audi Field in Washington, D.C.

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U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER BY POSITION (CLUB) - 2024 JUNE FRIENDLIES

GOALKEEPERS (3): Jane Campbell (Houston Dash), Aubrey Kingsbury (Washington Spirit), Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage)

DEFENDERS (7): Tierna Davidson (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Emily Fox (Arsenal FC, ENG), Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave FC), Casey Krueger (Washington Spirit), Jenna Nighswonger (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Emily Sonnett (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Sam Staab (Chicago Red Stars)

MIDFIELDERS (6): Korbin Albert (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA), Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns FC), Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit), Lindsey Horan (Olympique Lyon, FRA), Rose Lavelle (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Lily Yohannes (Ajax, NED)

FORWARDS (7): Crystal Dunn (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Catarina Macario (Chelsea, ENG), Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC), Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit), Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns FC), Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars)

LAVELLE NEARS 100 CAP MILESTONE

After missing the 2024 SheBelieves Cup due to injury, midfielder Rose Lavelle returned to the field and tallied an assist on Saturday as she made her 99th appearance for the USA. The 29-year-old Lavelle is now on the cusp of becoming the 43rd player in USWNT history to reach the 100 cap milestone and would be the second player to hit the century mark this year, joining goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher.

A 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup champion, Lavelle debuted for the USWNT in March of 2017 and had a breakout performance at the 2019 World Cup. The Cincinnati native was awarded the Bronze Ball at the conclusion of the tournament and scored one of the most memorable goals in USWNT history, clinching the 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in the World Cup final with her dribbling run and strike from distance.

Lavelle, who is looking to be named to her second Olympic roster after helping the USA to bronze in 2021, has 24 goals and 24 assists in her international career and is on the verge of becoming just the 19th player in USWNT history with 25+ goals and 25+ assists.

2024 MEDIA GUIDE

The 2024 U.S. Women’s National Team Media Guide is available for download. The Media Guide features all the history and statistics for the USWNT, as well as full bios on technical staff and the current top players, information on the USA’s Youth Women’s National Teams and general important information on U.S. Soccer.

U.S. SOCCER CELEBRATES PRIDE MONTH

For the sixth consecutive year, U.S. Soccer has partnered with the You Can Play Project to celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ community during Pride Month in June. The You Can Play Project is an organization dedicated to ensuring equality, respect and safety for all athletes, coaches and fans no matter their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

U.S. Soccer will auction off signed, player-worn Women’s and Men’s National Team jerseyswith rainbow-themed numbers inspired by Pride, with all proceeds going to You Can Play to help promote a safe and inclusive environment for the LGBTQ+ community. The auction will run through June 30 at ussoccer.com/youcanplay.

INSIDE THE SERIES: USA vs. KOREA REPUBLIC

Tuesday’s game in St. Paul will be the 17th meeting all-time between the USA and Korea Republic. Prior to Saturday’s game in Denver, the two teams most recently met in a pair of matches in October 2021. The USWNT is unbeaten in the all-time series with South Korea, boasting a record for 12W-0L-4D in the 16 previous meetings, all of which have come in friendly competitions and been played in the United States.

Following a 1-1 draw in Chicago on October 6, 2019, in what was the final match for former USWNT head coach Jill Ellis, the teams played to a 0-0 draw on October 21, 2021, in Kansas City and then travelled to St. Paul, Minnesota, where the USA won 6-0 on October 26 in the farewell match for legend Carli Lloyd. Lindsey Horan, Alex Morgan, Rose Lavelle, Lynn Williams and Megan Rapinoe all scored for the U.S. in that game and the Americans also benefitted from an own goal.

Korea Republic is the fourth different opponent from Asia that the USA has faced over the last 12 months, facing Vietnam in the opening match of the 2023 World Cup, playing China PR twice in December of 2023 and most recently beating Japan 2-1 in the semifinal of the 2024 SheBelieves Cup in Atlanta. The U.S. is now unbeaten in its last 27 matches against AFC foes (21W-0L-6D), the last defeat coming in a 1-0 loss to Australia during the 2017 Tournament of Nations.

OLYMPICS AWAIT

In less than two months, the USA will kick off play at the 2024 Summer Olympics, opening Group B play on July 25 – one day before the Olympic Opening Ceremonies – against Zambia at Stade de Nice in Nice (9 p.m. local / 3 p.m. ET). Zambia defeated Morocco 3-2 on aggregate in the two-legged playoff in CAF Qualifying in April to secure the 12th and final spot in the Olympic field.

After opening the tournament in Nice, the Americans will travel to Marseille for their second match at Stade de Marseille and will face Germany on July 28 (9 p.m. local / 3 p.m. ET). The USA will finish group play against Australia on July 31 (7 p.m. local / 1 p.m. ET) at Stade de Marseille. Located in the south for France, Nice is nearly 600 miles from Paris near France’s border with Monaco and Italy. Marseille, located 125 miles west of Nice, is the second-largest city in France.

USA TEAM & ROSTER NOTES

• This will be the USWNT’s 17th match all-time in Minnesota and third all-time at Allianz Field, playing at the stadium in 2019 and most recently in October of 2021 in Carli Lloyd’s Farewell match.
• Minnesota is one of the historical homes of the USWNT, with the team playing its first nine domestic games in Blaine, Minnesota over 1986 (2 games), 1987 (4 games) and 1990 (3 games) at what was then the Blaine Soccer Complex and then the National Sports Center.
• Seven players on this roster have more than 50 caps, including three – Alex Morgan (224), Lindsey Horan (147) and Crystal Dunn (146) – with more 100+ international appearances. Rose Lavelle will join the 100 cap club with her next appearance for the USWNT.
• Seven players on this roster have 10 caps or fewer, including two uncapped players in 16-year-old midfielder Lily Yohannes and 21-year-old midfielder Hal Hershfelt.
• Yohannes is one of two teenagers on this roster along with 19-year-old Jaedyn Shaw. Shaw played at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica along with now 20-year-old Korbin Albert.
• If Yohannes plays on June 4, she will become the eighth youngest player in U.S. history to earn a cap. On June 4, Yohannes will be 16 years, 16 years, 10 months and 23 days old. Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak, a 1999 Women’s World Cup champion and former USWNT asst. coach, is the seventh youngest, debuting in debuting in 1994 at 16 years, 10 months, 11 days.
• Nine players on this roster – Naomi Girma, Sophia Smith, Catarina Macario, Hal Hershfelt, Jenna Nighswonger, Trinity Rodman, Korbin Albert, Jaedyn Shaw and Lily Yohannes – were born after the historic 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary this summer. Smith became the first player born after the ’99 World Cup to earn a USWNT cap when she debuted for the U.S. on November 27, 2020, against the Netherlands.
• Alex Morgan is the top scorer on this roster with 123 career international goals, followed by Horan with 35 goals, Mallory Swanson with 34 and Rose Lavelle and Crystal Dunn with 24 each.
• Nine different players have scored so far for the USWNT in 2024 – led by five goals from Shaw, four goals from Horan, three from Sophia Smith, two goals each from Swanson, Tierna Davidson, Morgan, Olivia Moultrie and Jenna Nighswonger and one from Lynn Williams.
• Rose Lavelle leads the U.S. with three assists, followed by Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith and Midge Purce with two assists each in 2024 while Horan, Catarina Macario, Mallory Swanson, Morgan, Sam Coffey, Emily Fox, Jaedyn Shaw and Casey Krueger all have one assist.
• Overall, 16 different players have been directly involved in a goal for the USA in 2024, led by six goal involvements from Shaw (5 goals, 1 assist) and five each from Horan (4 goals, 1 assist) and Smith (3 goals, 2 assists).
• Lindsey Horan leads the USWNT with 723 total minutes played so far in 2024, followed by Alyssa Naeher (660), Sam Coffey (648) and Emily Fox (642).
• Eleven players called up for this camp were on the USA’s roster at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and seven – Davidson, Dunn, Horan, Lavelle, Morgan, Swanson and Sonnett – were on the roster for the 2019 Women’s World Cup Champions.
• Twelve clubs – and eight different NWSL clubs – are represented on this roster. NWSL champions NJ/NY Gotham FC leads the way with five players.

IN FOCUS: KOREA REPUBLIC | FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
Current FIFA World Ranking: 20
AFC Ranking: 5
Olympic Appearances: N/A
Record vs. USA: 0W-12L-4D
Coach: Colin Bell (ENG)

KOREA REPUBLIC WOMEN’S NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM ROSTER BY POSITION (CLUB)

GOALKEEPERS (3): 1-CHOI Yeseul (Gyeongju KHNP WF), 18-KIM Jungmi (Incheon Hyundai Steel WFC), 21-KIM Kyeonghee (Suwon FC Women)

DEFENDERS (8): 2-LEE Eunyoung (Changnyeong WFC), 3-HONG Hyeji (Incheon Hyundai Steel WFC), 4-WON Jueun (Ulsan Hyundai High School), 5-GO Yuna (Hwacheon KSPO), 16-KWON Daeun (Ulsan Hyundai High School), 17-LEE Youngju (Madrid CFF, ESP), 20-KIM Hyeri (Incheon Hyundai Steel WFC), 22-CHOO Hyojoo (Incheon Hyundai Steel WFC)

MIDFIELDERS (8): 6-HONG Seoyoon (Gwangyang Girl's High School), 7-LEE Jungeun (Hwacheon KSPO), 8-CHO Sohyun (Birmingham City, ENG), 9-LEE Geummin (Brighton & Hove Albion FC, ENG), 10-JI Soyun (Seattle Reign FC, USA), 14-JEON Eunha (Suwon FC Women), 19-LEE Sohee (Incheon Hyundai Steel WFC), 23-KANG Chaerim (Suwon FC Women)

FORWARDS (4): 11-CHOE Yuri (Birmingham City, ENG), 12-MOON Mira (Suwon FC Women), 13-Casey PHAIR (Angel City FC, USA), 15-CHUN Garam (Hwacheon KSPO)

KOREA REPUBLIC TEAM NOTES

• South Korea will not be going to the 2024 Olympics, crashing out of 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in the Second Round. A 10-1 win over Thailand was not enough due to a 0-0 draw with North Korea and a 1-1 draw with China PR, which meant that the Taegeuk Ladies finished second in the group and did not advance to the semifinals. North Korea did advance, but lost to Japan, 2-1, in the match for an Olympic berth.
• Korea Republic has called in 23 players for the two games against the USA. Leading the way is captain and midfielder Ji So-Yun who is currently playing for Seattle Reign FC and played eight seasons for current U.S. head coach Emma Hayes at Chelsea FC.
• South Korea has a Korean-American on its roster in 16-year-old Casey Phair, who is on the Angel City FC roster, but has yet to make her NWSL debut. Phair was on South Korea’s 2023 World Cup Team and was the youngest player to ever feature in a FIFA Women's World Cup, making her debut at the age of 16 years and 26 days old against Colombia. Phair played in all three of South Korea's group stage matches and made her first start in the team's final match against Germany, which ended in a 1–1 draw.
• Phair was born in South Korea to an American father and South Korean mother, but her family moved to the New Jersey when she was one month old. She played her club soccer for PDA and was the first multiracial player to ever receive a call-up to the South Korea Women's National Team. She is also one of very few players to have been capped by a high-level senior national team before having ever played professionally for any club, having signed with Angel City in January of 2024.
• While Ji was the first South Korean to play in the FA WSL,but she is one of three players on this roster plying her trade in Europe along with Cho Sohyn, Lee Guemmin and Madrid CFF defender Lee Yongju.
• The remaining 19 players on the roster all play their club soccer domestically in South Korea, five of them for the Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels, the 2023 WK League champions and current league leaders.
• South Korea played matches in the February and April FIFA windows this year, defeating the Czech Republic once and the Philippines twice, while losing to Portugal.
• U.S. head coach Emma Hayes will face an Englishman in her first match. Korea head coach Colin Bell, who was named October of 2019, brings experience at both the international and club level. He led the Taegeuk Ladies to a third consecutive World Cup in 2023 and has had several head coaching stints in Germany’s Women’s Bundesliga, including a spell at FFC Frankfurt, winning the league cup in 2014 and the UEFA Women’s Champions League in 2015. From 2017-19, Bell served as head coach of the Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team.